A stone lighthouse 350 feet above the harbor. It had a polished bronze mirror that reflected the brilliant light of a fire.

Art

Paintings

Statues of Greek Gods

Alexander's Glass Coffin

Columns

Doric - These were simple columns that had vertices and a platform on top.

Ionian - These were also simple columns which were cylindrical and had scrolls at the top.

Corinthian - These were very decorated and had intricate designs.

Vases

Artifacts

Colossus of Rhodes

A bronze statue that stood more than 100 feet high.

Science and Technology

Ships

Chariots

Sarkssa or long spears

Astronomy

Aristarchus of Samos

He developed the belief that the sun was 300 times the size of Earth.

He proposed that other planets revolved around the sun.

Ptolemy

He listed more than 48 constellations.

He incorrectly placed the idea that the Earth is the center of the solar system.

Mathematics and Physics

Euclid

He created a book called Elements which presented geometry propositions and proofs.

His ideas are the basis of modern geometry.

Pythagoras

He developed a theorem to find the unknown distance of the side of a triangle

Archimedes

He estimated the value of pi which is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.

He explained the law of the lever.

He developed the Archimedes screw.

Eratosthenes

He calculated that Earth's size is between 28,000 miles and 29,000 miles using geometry

Philosophy

Zeno

Founded the school of philosophy known as stoicism.

Stoics should live highly moral-valued lives in harmony with the desires of the gods. Human temptations, power, and wealth were considered dangerous distractions. The belief focused on social unity and urged its followers to focus on what they could control.

Epicurus

Developed the belief of Epicureanism.

Gods has no interest in humans and ruled the universe. The only real objects were the five perceived senses. The highest pleasure was from seeking high moral standards and also the absence of pain. The main goal of a human was to obtain harmony between the mind and body.

Socrates

Asked a lot of questions about life

Develops the Socratic method.

It involves asking people about things that he knows.

He knows that he does not know anything which is why he believed he was the smartest person.

He was killed for his beliefs since he was believed to corrupt the minds of young people.

Plato

Created the Academy of Athens.

He believed that people should enlighten themselves and that a great society involves people that are enlightened: a utopian society.

Focused on idealism, truth, and form.

The study of the love of wisdom

Aristotle

He was Plato's best student.

Started the academy known as Lyceum.

He analyzed the world from a more scientific standpoint. He analyzed empirical data which is what is observable.